random thoughts

theres a reason for everything

this morning i was supposed to catch the 9:43 bus to campus. plans changed and i wasnt able to get on that bus. it wasnt that big a deal but i figured there must've been a reason. and sure enough, at 10:15ish my neighbor knocked on my door and asked me for a favor. if i had gotten on the 9:43 bus i wouldnt have been around to help her out.

trust in Timing

because i caught a later bus i ran into a particular new acquaintance...at the bus stop. its the first time ive seen him since i first met him...and im assuming it was a good thing (for him...but maybe for me too) that i saw him. i still havent fully figured out all the reasons for this one.

i hope they call me on a mission

my neighbor got her mission call today. she reports mid-april and got her call only a week and a half after her papers were submitted!!! its hard to believe that i will be getting my very own mission call in the very near future. at the same time it is very exciting.

dont take it personal

i went to the bookstore to ask a question. essentially, i wanted to see if they could put some money back onto my credit card instead of giving me a receipt for credit. the lady i talked to was kinda rude, didnt seem to care, and barely paid any attention to me. it was frustrating. but as i walked away i made a choice to not take her rudeness personally. and i got over it.

just "let it go"

i bought a wrap at L&T. there were multiple signs saying something to the effect of: "we're out of rolls. you can have oranges instead." so when i got to the checkout and the girl didnt give me oranges i asked if i was gonna get any. but they were out of that too. she said i could get another topping. but it was already too late cuz they had already wrapped my wrap. so then i wished they would've told me earlier so i could've had the chance to include another topping! i felt jipped. but as i walked away i realized it wasnt worth getting worked up over. and i decided to let it go.

sometimes the busses are so not cool

one time (2 years ago) i was waiting at the bus stop and the bus passed right by me. yeah. no joke no lie. it just drove right past me! the nerve, right!? well...i guess one time just isnt enough for a person's lifetime. it happened to me AGAIN! today. i was waiting for the bus--standing AT the stop in the wide open space--and it drove right past. lame.

god always provides

so you know how the bus drove right past me? that was my ride to institute. but dont worry folks, god provided a way. at that very moment a guy in my ward was waiting at 560 to make a left onto 9th. so he saw the whole thing take place. and like a service-minded, sacrifice-willing, heaven-sent gentleman such as himself, he offered to give me a ride.

i want a greater capacity to receive

school is hard. i enjoy it...but that doesnt make it any easier. i want to be able to understand as much as i possibly can. i dont like taking shortcuts and memorizing equations just so i can get the job done. but it takes work to be able to understand. some days i feel like my brain is filled to its limits and it cant take any more. these are the days i need to ask for a greater capacity to receive.

simple truths

". . . The core of the gospel—the doctrine and the principles—will never change. Living according to the basic gospel principles will bring power, strength, and spiritual self-reliance into the lives of all Latter-day Saints." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf